Standing by the hatch, Li Zheng saw that the houses on the ground had long been turned into matchboxes, and the tall trees looked as unreal as grass.
At the cabin door, Tong Zhi, who was also carrying a parachute bag, used the little time before finally entering the designated airdrop area to give final instructions.
"...Remember, count silently for six seconds. If your main parachute does not open after six seconds, don't think twice and pull the backup parachute immediately! Don't hesitate. It only takes ten seconds at most from here to the ground!
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"Don't panic when encountering special situations. Remember everything you learned in class and ground training, and deal with it calmly..."
In fact, I have learned all this knowledge.
At this time, Tong Zhi mentioned the knowledge again, but Li Zheng did not find it annoying at all, but found it very useful.
In fact, in order to ensure the safety of paratroopers to the greatest extent, all new recruits must memorize the methods to deal with all special situations before actually taking off.
In the paratroopers, special situations are referred to as special situations, such as the main parachute failing to open, such as the parachute getting stuck in the air with someone else's parachute, hanging on a tree when landing, etc.
“What should I do if the main umbrella doesn’t open?”
“What should I do if the parachute ropes get entangled with each other?”
“What should I do if I lose control of my posture?”
During ground training, every time you jump from the off-machine platform, the instructor present will ask you a special question, and the person being asked must immediately answer the answer without hesitation or thinking.
"Open the backup parachute!"
The soldier who was asked would immediately hold his abdomen with his right hand and make a forceful pressing and pulling motion, and then push up his abdomen.
"Pull out the umbrella knife and cut the parachute rope, then fly the parachute and open the backup parachute!"
Soldiers who are asked about the parachute rope will pat the location of the parachute knife and make a cutting motion.
"Restore the correct posture of tightening the abdomen, bending the legs and arching the body immediately!"
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Every paratrooper must memorize the eight major categories of more than a hundred special situations in the air, write them down, and engrav them in his mind.
In fact, these dangers often make Li Zheng feel frightened when he carries them.
I used to think that skydiving was just about jumping out of the cabin. As long as you were brave enough, everything would be left to the parachute.
But when he recited those special sentiments, he felt his hands and feet were getting cold and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
For example, one of the special situations is that after leaving the aircraft, if the posture is incorrect, it will enter a rolling state. If this state is not adjusted in time within six seconds, it may cause the parachute cord to wrap around the body when opening the parachute.
Even if a parachute rope is wrapped around a leg, the huge impact of opening the parachute can pull the poor leg into a pulverized fracture...
For another example, there are very strict intervals and distances between parachutes. If you pass within 30 meters directly above the person, the parachute above will fail due to insufficient air, and the paratrooper above will suddenly slow down.
If it is enlarged, it will fall onto the parachute of the paratrooper below, resulting in the tragedy of alternate parachute failure, causing the two of them to enter a terrifying situation of falling alternately.
Also, if you fail to control your parachute when landing and get hung up on a building, then falling again will be like jumping off a building...
If there is an updraft in the air, the umbrella will rise instead of falling...
If the wind speed on the ground is too high, you must lie down in the opposite direction after landing, otherwise you will be dragged by the umbrella...
Learning to skydive is a complicated process.
At first, my enthusiasm was high, and I felt like I was doing something extraordinary and that I was going to go to heaven.
But as the study gradually deepens, especially after learning so many "special feelings", the enthusiasm will definitely fade, and some people may even feel angry.cascoot
Fatty Wei once asked Tong Zhi, Platoon Commander, there are so many special things, what should I do if I am unlucky enough to meet them?
After hearing this, Tong Zhi rolled his eyes and said with a stern face, didn't the information you memorized teach you how to resolve dangers? You just saw the danger and didn't think about how to resolve it? This teaches you
Knowledge doesn’t scare you away, it teaches you to be bolder!
At this time, Tong Zhi by the cabin door was still repeating: "Remember, you must be decisive when leaving the cabin, you must be decisive! If you are not decisive, retreat slowly, and your body is not tight, it will easily lead to delayed parachute opening or entangled parachute ropes.
, and don’t be too nervous when leaving the plane, don’t count the seconds too fast, be calm, and count the seconds at the correct rhythm. The count will reach 10 in 3 seconds from leaving the plane to opening the parachute, so every year there are idiots who jump out and count them immediately.
The backup parachute has been opened. Stay calm, you know?! Count like 001 seconds, 002 seconds, 003 seconds! If you don’t feel the parachute opening at 5, pull the backup immediately! Also, remember to touch the ground with both feet at the same time when you land.
, I don’t want someone to end up in an orthopedic hospital the first time I see you skydiving! Don’t be afraid, just be careful, careful, and disciplined. Skydiving is safer than walking on the road!”
Finally, the color of the cabin light changed again, this time from the yellow light to green light, and the buzzer sounded again.
Tong Zhi put his hand on the back of Zhang Jian, who was first in the team, patted him hard and yelled: "Jump!"
Zhang Jian gritted his teeth, closed his eyes, jumped forward, and flew out of the cabin.
Li Zheng saw Zhang Jian disappear outside the cabin in an instant. He didn't even have time to take a look through the porthole, and he was already gone.
Then the second place is veteran Li Qiman.
Zhang Jian jumped, and he followed and came to the door of the cabin.
Tong Zhi slapped him hard: "Jump!"
Li Qiman gritted his teeth and jumped out without saying a word.
When Li Zheng, who was third in line, arrived, he took a step forward and reached the cabin door.
This time, everything in front of him was a yellow and green ground, and the three-dimensional land became flat.
"Jump!" Tong Zhi patted him and waved his right hand outward.
Li Zheng took a deep breath, and all the hairs on his body stood up. He rushed forward and threw himself on the ground.
Just after leaving the cabin, Li Zheng only had one thing on his mind - keep the posture! Keep the posture! Keep the posture!
The air current swept him around and swayed him from side to side, and he could see the sky and the earth for a while.
"001——-002——003——"
He just tensed his body and kept counting the seconds in his mind.
The benefits of two months of high-intensity ground training are obvious. The muscle memory formed by the body has tightened Li Zheng's muscles, which prevents his limbs from loosening and rolling out of control.
When he read 004, Li Zheng felt something suddenly lift him up.
He suddenly became nervous.
Suddenly, the speed of falling obviously slowed down.
Looking up, Li Zheng laughed happily.
umbrella!
The umbrella is open!
A huge white umbrella flower bloomed above the head, like a huge hot air balloon.
Now, Li Zheng's tense nerves finally relaxed a little.
He began to look at the surrounding scenery.
So beautiful!
Blue sky, white clouds, the earth, and the umbrella flowers under my feet and above my head.
On the ground, parachute instructor Zhang Yan took a microphone and used a large loudspeaker to chant to the sky and shouted: "Skydivers, your parachute is flying well, pull it to the left in odd numbers, pull it to the right in even numbers, avoid the neighbors on the left and right, and avoid parachuting."